Snow Day
I woke at about 7am this morning, with a pounding headache. Downing several cans of craft cider the night before will do that to you if you’re not used to dr...
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Saturday
I’m sitting in the dark of the junk room at home, sheltering from the bitter cold outside. The central heating is on flat-out, the curtains are closed, and t...
Pretending To Be Busy
I finished writing technical documentation for the project I’m working on a little after 11am this morning, and have been scratching around for anything to d...
Other Peoples Lives
While walking back from an emergency grocery shopping trip late this evening, I spotted a cafe that opens late, filled with people laughing, smiling, relaxin...
Drifting
I’m sitting in the junk room at home, listening to the soundtrack from the movie “Hackers” (Voodoo People, by the Prodigy right now), typing this into GEdit ...
Tuesday
For no particular reason at all, I’m writing this post in a text editor within an Amiga emulator on the Raspberry Pi. Let me explain that a bit further - a v...
Decompressing
I don’t think “Monday from Hell” really covers it. Lets just say that when a teenager stops taking her anxiety medication, the wheels will eventually fall of...
Tinkering
It’s just gone 10pm on Sunday evening, and I’m in my usual bolt-hole - hiding out in the junk room, listening to music, and emptying my head into the keyboar...
Bingo
After spending the entire day walking back and forth from town, clearing up after people, re-filling the washing machine and tumble dryer, and putting things...
Amateur Dramatics
Please excuse me while I do a regulation “Thank f*ck it’s Friday” happy dance. Of course I’m not really doing a dance - I’m still sitting on my ever-so-sligh...